Throughout the past few years, I've found that there are few better ways to vent frustration than to crush a hobie cat (I can think of few...but they aren't for this board <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />). I have become rather skilled at the art of hull crunching, crushing, dissecting, and destroying. Beams, masts, hulls, you name it, I've destroyed it. As Dan Berger will comment on, there are many ways to do destroy a hull. With some time, you can cut up a 16 hull with a sawzall and fit it into a 55 gallon trashcan for you garbage man to take away. Sometimes, nothing less than a nice bonfire will do to satisfy the destructive urge (not environmentally friendly though). Small handtools, such as a hatchet or axe, a hammer, and even a pipewrench and screwdriver can make quick work of the hulls as well. Here is a list of some of the methods one can take:
Sawzall Chainsaw Big pipewrench Screwdriver Hatchet/Axe Cinder Block Rebar Any combination of the above.
Yesterday though, I discovered a much better way to not only destroy a hull (4 to be exact), but also to scratch my manly ego as well. Here is the recipe:
4 early 70's Hobie 14 hulls Testosterone 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe Goodyear tires Gas = Destruction!
Yes, there is nothing more satisfying than driving your gas-guzzler over several hobie cats. It is almost as good as tying one end of the hull to a tree, and the other to your hitch (or a variation of this with the tree in the middle of the hull!). The crunch of the delaminated fiberglass is the sound of death for the hull, and flat she goes. Then, it is simply a matter of cutting the hull apart, which is much easier now that they've been crushed. SO, next time you boss tells you to come in on Saturday, or the wife says one more thing about the ugly bathroom tile, or the professor doesn't curve that exam with a class average of 54...you know what to do. Get a trash hull, and have at it! See pic
